To Become a King and a Magician 806-810

Title: Aerial Journey

The interactions between Naoki and Aesc over the past six months couldn’t really be described as plentiful.

After all, their schedules were fundamentally separate. Throughout the day, the only time they spent together was during meals. At other times, they hardly ever met.

Therefore, engaging in activities together with Aesc like this was indeed a rare occurrence.

“Wheeeeee~~~~~”

In the skies above the Faerieland, at high altitude.

Wanting to complete this journey as quickly as possible, Naoki and Aesc did not choose to ride a fairy horse-drawn carriage. Instead, Naoki carried them both flying, directly traversing the air in a straight line.

Aesc, lifted by the wind in the air, held onto the hem of her dress: “This is truly a novel way to travel.”

“Aesc, can’t you fly?”

“No, I can fly. It’s very easy to do through Magecraft. However, my method of flying is slightly different from yours.”

Aesc’s flight Magecraft, specifically, should make her levitate. It is Magecraft applied to herself. Whereas Naoki’s flight involves control over the atmosphere, which is fundamentally different.

“Why can you use flight Magecraft like this, Naoki?”

“Rather than saying I learned it, it’s more like a byproduct.”

Naoki said while lighting a flame in his palm: “I can use a type of Magecraft called Summoning Magecraft. It’s Magecraft that allows me to summon and let fairies, spirits, star spirits... and similar beings possess my body.”

“I used to use this Magecraft often to summon fairies representing elements. Unconsciously, I mastered how to use it like this. By the time I realized it, I was already very proficient.”

Although he said that, Naoki currently doesn’t use Summoning Magecraft often. Things he could only do before with Spirit Armament, he can now do casually. It’s more of a bonus. Previously, Naoki only used Summoning Magecraft again when facing Tiamat and Goetia.

He rarely uses it in daily life. The flexibility of Imaginary Manifestation is far greater than Summoning Magecraft.

Listening to Naoki’s explanation, Aesc slightly raised her eyebrows: “There’s Magecraft like that... Can you teach me?”

“Eh? Teach you?”

“Yes.”

“You... why do you want to learn this Magecraft?”

Aesc is a fairy who has lived for three thousand six hundred years. She possesses all of Morgan’s knowledge. If Naoki remembers correctly, she also once summoned the Wise Man Grimm, who is also part of the Norse chief god Odin, as her partner... Does she still need to learn Summoning Magecraft?

Aesc explained: “For some reason, I feel this Magecraft might be useful in the future. Of course, it’s fine if you don’t want to teach me.”

“I didn’t say I don’t want to teach you, just let’s postpone it until we return. If teaching from the beginning, I need to prepare some materials. For now, let’s focus on the matter at hand.”

Naoki said while slightly lowering their flight altitude. As their view became clearer, the scenery ahead gradually appeared before their eyes.

Londinium is located in the southeast of the British Isle, while the Lake District is in the northwest, near the northern tip. The distance between the two places could be said to traverse the entire British Isle. Under normal circumstances, covering this distance would take four or five days.

But now, visually, the remaining distance is only about two-thirds.

*THUMP!*

A feeling of resonance with something sounded in Naoki’s chest.

Over the past six months, whenever he was near this area, Naoki always faintly felt this resonance. He also realized that this resonance wasn’t aimed at him, but rather something there was continuously emitting this resonance, and he just happened to be able to feel it.

Connected to some kind of network—this description was more accurate.

And if his guess wasn’t wrong, the one emitting this resonance should be.......

“Albion the Dragon.”

Gazing at the area faintly visible in his sight, where its outlines were vaguely discernible, Naoki recalled things about this dragon.

—Albion the Dragon.

A living being that has existed since Earth’s birth. Possessing life information spanning nearly 4.6 billion years, an extremely ancient super existence, and at the same time, in a certain sense, the ancestor of all dragon species. Its position among dragon species is similar to a Grand among Heroic Spirits.

In Pan-Human History, Albion is the dragon that chose to remain on the British Isle after the Age of Gods ended.

In history, with the end of the Age of Gods and the disappearance of mystery, many Phantasmal Species, including dragon species, chose to migrate to the Reverse Side of the World. However, Albion chose to remain on the surface world until the path to the Inner Sea of the Stars was completely closed. Albion chose to enter underground from the land, trying to reach the Reverse Side of the World by moving physically, but ultimately exhausted its strength and died.

The remnants of its body are now buried beneath the Clock Tower, called the Albion Spirit Tomb, and have been continuously excavated as the greatest treasure of the world of magecraft from ancient times to the present.

Meanwhile, in the Lostbelt, because the world was destroyed by Sefar over ten thousand years ago, the entire earth turned into the Sea of Nothingness. Albion could only fly in the sky until it finally exhausted its strength.

After that, its corpse fell in northern Britain, and eventually transformed into the northern landmass of Britain.

This is the reason why the fairies on the British Isle are divided into northern and southern fairies.

The northern fairies are those who survived thanks to the remnants of Albion, while the southern fairies were born from the six founding fairies and live on the corpse continent piled up from the Horned God and countless fairies.

The encounter between the two occurred about five thousand six hundred years ago.

*THUMP!*

The resonant feeling from the Lake District grew stronger. Naoki held his chest.

Seeing his movement, Aesc asked: “Do you need me to help suppress it with Magecraft?”

Naoki shook his head: “No, it’s not necessary. I can handle it myself. More importantly, it’s getting dark. Let’s prepare to descend. We’ll rest in the nearest forest, then continue flying tomorrow. How about that?”

The distance to the Lake District still remained less than two-thirds. If they continued flying at normal speed, they would probably arrive around midnight.

Anyway, going there wasn’t an extremely urgent matter. It was better to rest for the night now and continue the flight tomorrow.

“Alright, I agree.”

“Then it’s decided. I’ll look for a landing spot.......”

After observing the situation below, Naoki found a forest and immediately brought Aesc flying down.

-

Title: Successfully Assisted in Melusine’s Birth

Nothing particularly special happened during the night spent in the forest with Aesc.

After landing in the forest, Naoki immediately created a wooden hut complete with facilities using Imaginary Manifestation. For dinner, he gathered some wild vegetables and mushrooms from the area to cook into soup.

The forest certainly had plenty of such things, but that was all. It was impossible to prepare a delicious dinner.

Fortunately, the current Aesc could eat anything Naoki made. Over the past six months, Naoki had spoiled the palate of that thousand-year-old fairy.

The next morning, at sunrise, the two resumed their flight towards the Lake District.

By noon—

“Whoosh~~~~”

Accompanied by a gust of strong wind, Naoki descended from the sky and looked around: “We’re here. The location of Albion the Dragon’s remains.”

“Yes. It’s just a short walk away, but before that...”

Aesc looked towards the fairies who had already surrounded them: “I suppose we should greet the Mirror Clan first.”

The Mirror Clan.

As mentioned before, they are one of the six great clans living near the remains of Albion the Dragon. Every clan member possesses the ability to see the future. Because they know their final fate from birth, they are very relaxed about their own life and death.

Among the six great clans, they are the only clan that does not hate Aesc.

Among the fairies surrounding them, as this wasn’t Aesc’s first time coming here, many fairies already recognized her.

“Lady Aesc? Have you come for another pilgrimage?”

“Come to think of it, it is about time.”

“With Lady Aesc here, surely dealing with the calamity won’t be a problem, right?”

The reason for Aesc’s visits to the territory of the six great clans, or the reason she appeared before the fairies, was known to everyone in Britain.

The appearance of Savior Aesc meant a calamity was imminent.

And the disappearance of Savior Aesc meant the calamity had been resolved.

For most fairies, Aesc was the embodiment of calamity. They believed calamities were brought by her, therefore they cursed her as a witch, insulted her as much as possible, and shunned her.

The Mirror Clan, along with the leaders of the Wing Clan and the Fang Clan, were the minority who understood Aesc.

This was the reason why Aesc was still willing to protect Britain and its fairies until now.

Listening to the mirror fairies’ words, Aesc smiled and shook her head: “No. This time I haven’t come for a pilgrimage. Although the calamity is very near, there should still be about ten years left, so it’s not urgent.”

“My visit to the Mirror Clan this time is primarily because of the remains of Albion the Dragon.”

The remains of Albion the Dragon.

The fairies fell silent for a moment, then showed expressions of understanding, especially after seeing Naoki standing with Aesc. Although there was still a little confusion, most of it was comprehension.

It seemed they knew part of the story through their future-seeing abilities.

“We understand. You can head towards the remains of Albion the Dragon over there. But that area is now a swamp. Please be careful when walking through it.”

“You hear that? Naoki, be careful not to fall into the swamp.”

Naoki laughed while spreading his hands: “No way I’d fall. By the way, you say that to me... aren’t you coming with me?”

Aesc nodded slightly: “Yes. I plan to meet the head of the Mirror Clan, Einsel. She is the fairy with the most accurate prophetic ability in the Mirror Clan. I want to ask her about a few things. You go to Albion’s side and do what you want to do.”

“Okay, see you later.”

“See you later.”

The Mirror Clan’s base was located in the outskirts of the Lake District.

And as the fairies said, after leaving the base and continuing deeper into the Lake District, the surrounding environment gradually changed from a town to a forest, and then into a dark swamp.

Giant trees towered high, and their dense branches blocked out the sky above the swamp, making the space beneath gloomy and damp.

Among the clustered trees, a few moss-covered white bones could also be seen.

Those were the remains of Albion the Dragon.

In both Pan-Human History and this Lostbelt, Albion the Dragon was a giant dragon over two thousand meters long. Its remains were naturally enormous. Although its body had decayed over tens of thousands of years, and most of the remaining bones had sunk into the swamp, the parts exposed above ground were enough to glimpse its overall form.

Naoki was now walking through this swamp forest shrouded by such a skeleton.

*CRACK!*

Ice formed under Naoki’s feet.

Through extreme cold air, a thick layer of ice formed everywhere Naoki passed. This allowed him to walk freely on the swamp’s surface.

There were no filthy creatures in the forest and swamp. Perhaps because of the presence of Albion’s remains here. As Naoki advanced, aside from naturally growing trees blocking the path, he encountered nothing hindering him.

And as he continued forward—

*THUMP!* *THUMP!* *THUMP!*

The signal coming from the depths of the forest and swamp became extremely clear and strong. It resonated repeatedly with Naoki’s approaching presence, making his head feel slightly buzzy.

It was like connecting to a hotspot with a very strong signal, and this hotspot could only be detected by Naoki. On the way here, he had already asked Aesc. She didn’t feel any movement from the side of these dragon remains at all.

“Is it calling me?”

Naoki thought so.

Perhaps because he had arrived so close. Besides pure resonance, he could also feel some vague things emanating from this resonance.

Emptiness, void, longing... The things being conveyed, summarized briefly, might be something like that.

This resonance that only Naoki could feel seemed like a call emitted by the entity ahead.

Calling for an object that could hear its call.

“Mmm~~~~~”

Suddenly, in Naoki’s vision, a very faint light lit up in the depths of the swamp.

It was an extremely dim and small light.

Walking on the ice towards the light, Naoki bent over and reached his hand into the swamp where the light was. After grasping something, he pulled hard—

*SQUELCH!*

A naked girl with dragon wings on her back was pulled out of the swamp by Naoki.

-

Title: Melusine Is So Adorable

I am already dead.

I died ten thousand years ago.

After the land was completely destroyed, I sank into the Sea of Nothingness, flew in the sky until I exhausted my strength, and then sank into the featureless Sea of Nothingness.

Then, my body turned into a Spirit Hole.

Although my body was nearly dead, my soul and consciousness, unwilling to die, drove my body to remain active after losing its vitality.

Where I eventually arrived, the part of me left on land does not know.

I am merely a part of the corpse of Albion the Dragon... born from the corpse of Albion the Dragon’s right claw, an Emptiness forever sunk in regret.

Consciousness exists, a body exists, a soul exists.

As a species, as a living being, I possess all the most basic elements.

Only the Self is lacking.

I don’t know who I am.

I don’t know what I should do.

I simply let myself sink in this swamp, just staring at the sky like a plant. Watching the sky change from light to dark, and from dark to light again. Watching the sunrise countless times, watching the moon set countless times.

This is all I have experienced for the past ten thousand years.

The only way of life for me, who possesses no Self.

However.......

Change occurred at some point in the past.

It all started three thousand six hundred years ago. I, who was staring emptily and vacantly into the sky, received something.

Light.

My empty Self recognized the true form of that thing.

It was a ray of light that came from who knows where. It appeared suddenly, without warning. Only at that moment, my worthless self saw light. My utterly hollow self saw light.

I saw the most dazzling light.

I saw the most beautiful light.

Then, my empty self produced a Desire. My self, drawn by the light, produced a Desire.

I want to see that light once more.

I want to witness that light once more.

For the first time since birth, for the first time in ten thousand years.

The worthless (Self) produced Reason (Desire).

Therefore, the decaying body moved. The slumbering body awoke. It emitted a Call to the outside world. It emitted a Call to that light.

That light alone is enough. That light alone is enough. I don’t need anything else. As long as I can see that light once more.

As long as this self of mine, which has no desires and no value, can see that most beautiful starlight again, I am willing to do anything.

I thought so.

Then.......

*SPLASH!*

My self, which had been calling for years in the dark swamp.

My self, which had been waiting for years in the empty world.

Without warning, just like three thousand six hundred years ago, I saw it again suddenly, without any preparation.

◆━⊰✧⊱━◆

“Light......”

The dragon fairy, beautiful as aurora light, opened her eyes in Naoki’s embrace. Like a newborn baby, she called out in a stiff voice.

It was the light.

The light that suddenly illuminated her world three thousand six hundred years ago.

“Beautiful......”

As if thirsty, her hand reached out as if to grasp the light. Her body leaned as if to embrace the light. The dragon fairy stretched her hand with all her might towards the light in her eyes. Her body drew closer little by little.

Finally—

“Nngh!”

Her lips felt a slightly cool touch.

Naoki, who had just pulled the dragon fairy from the swamp, stood stunned in place, watching the girl suddenly hug him tightly, and then directly kiss him forcefully.

“Nngh~~~~ Muah!”

Pushing the girl clinging to him firmly, Naoki lifted her with one hand: “W-what is this? Suddenly kissing me.......”

“Like!”

The dragon fairy stared at him and said.

“Light! Like!”

“Huh?”

Naoki pointed at himself: “Light... you mean me?”

The dragon fairy nodded vigorously, very vigorously, and super vigorously: “Yes! Light! Beautiful! Like!”

“.......”

Is there something wrong with this Melusine?

Was Melusine really like this when first pulled out?

(No, no, the original Melusine was pulled out by Aurora roughly a thousand years later. If I pulled her out a thousand years earlier... so the current Melusine is a premature baby?)

Appearance-wise, she was no different from the Melusine Naoki knew, but her language function seemed not fully evolved. Perhaps she hadn’t learned human language yet.

No, what’s even stranger is Melusine’s attitude towards him!

“Melusine, you—“

“Melusine?” The dragon fairy tilted her head cutely, “Me? Melusine? Name?”

“Ah... uh... yes... Right, your name is Melusine.”

(I forgot, she didn’t have a name when first pulled out. Melusine is the name Aurora gave her......)

“Melusine, Melusine, Melusine...”

Melusine, held in Naoki’s hand, repeated her name over and over, then smiled a smile sweet enough to melt Naoki’s heart: “I like this name, Melusine. You gave me this name. Thank you, Beautiful Light. I like you very much.”

“.......”

To be frank, Naoki is a playboy, a super playboy who has dated nearly twenty women.

But even so, now he received a straightforward confession of love from a girl who, mentally and physically, is no different from a little girl.......

(If the people back home find out, I’ll definitely be executed, right?)

Even though he can’t die.

“By the way... Beautiful Light means me? Why do you call me that? Do you know me?”

“Yes! I’ve known you since three thousand six hundred years ago! I know you are the very beautiful starlight! For these three thousand six hundred years, I have always been looking forward to reuniting with you, and always calling for your arrival!”

Three thousand six hundred years ago, starlight...

(Could it be the Holy Sword? But three thousand six hundred years ago... Could it be that when Morgan performed the Rayshift, besides affecting Aesc, it also had an effect here?)

Judging from the situation, that’s the only possibility. There’s no other explanation.

(I’ll discuss it with Aesc later.)

Looking at Melusine hanging from his hand, Naoki said: “Melusine, can you get off my hand for now? You’re a bit heavy... Also, my name is Naoki, not Beautiful Light.”

“Naoki. Yes, I’ve remembered it.”

Jumping down from Naoki’s hand, Melusine grabbed his hand: “I like you, Naoki.”

“.......”

Damn it.

For some reason, even though he doesn’t know why, now Naoki feels... he might be embarking on a difficult path.

(Melusine is so adorable.)

-

Title: Lovers and Wives Are Different Species

While Naoki was pulling Melusine out of the swamp.

On the Mirror Clan’s side.

Led by a few fairies, Aesc met again with the head of the Mirror Clan—Einsel—after a hundred years.

“It’s been a hundred years since we last met, Lady Savior.”

Einsel, who still looked like a young girl, bowed deeply to Aesc in respect.

Among the six great Fairy Clans, Einsel was the only clan leader who paid respects to Aesc in this manner. This was also because the Mirror Clan, like the extinct Rain Clan, was a clan willing to acknowledge the sins of their ancestors. Towards Aesc, who came to make them atone for their sins, the Mirror Clan from top to bottom held pure respect.

“Your visit to our city this time, is it also for a Prophecy?”

Aesc nodded: “Yes, I’m troubling you again, Einsel.”

“—Tell me where the next calamity will appear.”

The location and time of the calamity’s appearance.

This was the reason Aesc came to the Mirror Clan.

Although Aesc would awaken whenever a calamity was about to occur, it wasn’t because she sensed the calamity’s happening, but rather she could feel a premonition, a kind of intuition. Even while asleep, Aesc could faintly sense it before the calamity arrived.

However, she could only sense it. Aesc did not know exactly where the calamity would occur, or when it would happen.

That was why she needed the prophetic assistance of the Mirror Clan’s leader.

This was a secret agreement reached between Aesc and Einsel a thousand years ago. The other five great clans were completely unaware, even Totorot and Hector didn’t know.

After all, if news that the Mirror Clan was assisting the Fairy of Paradise spread, the Mirror Clan would surely become enemies of most fairies on the British Isle, inviting the same fate as the Rain Clan.

Therefore, contact with Einsel was one of Aesc’s greatest secrets.

“I understand. Please wait a moment.”

After receiving Aesc’s usual request, Einsel closed her eyes, sat silently and entered meditation, pouring all her attention into the future related to the calamity.

Based on previous situations, the time of the calamity’s appearance was about five to ten years from now. For ordinary humans, that was quite a long time. But in the eyes of fairies, that amount of time made little difference.

Einsel’s prophecy didn’t take long. Just a few seconds later she opened her eyes again.

“In six years. The location is Londinium.”

“Londinium?”

Aesc frowned: “Why there?”

For the Faerieland and the current Aesc, Londinium was an extremely important place.

That place held the key to whether humans and fairies could coexist peacefully. It was a crucial location determining whether Britain’s future could be saved.

Why did the calamity have to appear there?

“I don’t know. The prophecy doesn’t provide results that detailed. This is also how it usually is. You should already know.”

“Yes, of course I know.”

The cause of the calamity’s appearance is the curse of Cernunnos from beneath the Great Pit. The location of its appearance is completely random, with no pattern at all. Its appearance in Londinium this time can only be called bad luck.

“Thank you, Einsel. With six years’ time, I can make various preparations before the calamity arrives, just like before.”

“No need for thanks, Lady Savior. This is merely our simple atonement.” Einsel said sincerely, “If we can provide some assistance to you, that is already very good.”

“However, I believe this calamity should be the easiest to resolve in all of history, because Britain now has two saviors.”

Two saviors.

Aesc smiled slightly: “You mean Naoki... It’s true, if he is here, resolving the calamity would be very easy—as long as he is willing to help resolve the calamity.”

Naoki would help her, that was true, and Aesc knew it. But she also knew that he would only help her. Towards those fairies, Naoki had no intention of protecting them at all. If a calamity came, it was very likely he would sit back and watch the fairies be destroyed by the calamity.

But Londinium is a human city. If everything goes smoothly, Londinium should become the new capital of the Faerieland, a city where humans and fairies coexist.

If that’s the case, Naoki should help, right?

(No... I mustn’t think that way, Aesc.)

Aesc shook her head, discarding that thought from her mind.

Thinking that way, although it could make Naoki help, it would be equivalent to using the humans in Londinium as hostages, forcing him to fight the calamity with morality—that went against Aesc’s true intentions.

She didn’t want her cooperative relationship with Naoki to change. Moreover, it’s just a calamity; she alone is enough to resolve it.

Seeing Aesc think this way, Einsel was slightly surprised: “Lady Savior, you truly care deeply about the other savior.”

“Is that so?”

“In my opinion. The expression on your face is one I’ve never seen before. Of course, it might also be because I don’t meet with you often, so I don’t know you very well.”

An expression Einsel had never seen before?

Aesc frowned: “My expression... what is it like now?”

“To be honest, it might be a bit offensive, and might make you unhappy.”

“It’s fine, please say it.”

“In my opinion, your expression when talking about the other savior is somewhat like an expression combining hesitation and joy.”

“.......”

A very accurate assessment. Aesc herself thought so too. She wasn’t completely ignorant of human feelings. In this regard, she could still make a rational judgment.

“After all, he is the hope I’ve waited for for three thousand six hundred years. I don’t want a moment of selfishness to end up wasting everything and shattering that hope.”

“You have worked hard.”

To this protector who has guarded Britain for three thousand six hundred years, Einsel once again conveyed her most sincere gratitude and apology.

Just at that moment—

“Aesc, are you inside? It’s me, Naoki.”

Naoki’s voice came from outside.

“My business is finished. Is your business done too?”

“Ah... yes... my business is finished too.”

Aesc hurriedly answered. After exchanging a final wordless glance with Einsel, she stood up and walked out of the room.

Then Aesc saw the scene outside that nearly made her heart stop.

Naoki himself hadn’t changed much from a few minutes ago, only his clothes were slightly disheveled.

The focus was on his arm.

Melusine, wearing children’s clothes manifested by Naoki, was currently hanging there like a koala. Her petite body clung tightly to Naoki’s body, looking very dependent.

“Oh, Aesc, you’re out?”

Seeing Aesc come out, Naoki waved his hand.

“Let me introduce, this is Melusine. I pulled her out from Albion the Dragon’s remains—“

“Lovers!”

Melusine interrupted.

“Naoki and I are lovers who love each other!”

“.......”

At that moment, Naoki clearly felt the temperature around Aesc drop drastically.

-

Title: Melusine Causes Trouble

Lovers?

Aesc knew the meaning of that word from Morgan’s knowledge. A few hundred years ago, during the war against the Wing Clan, she had also seen fairies who became lovers, even husbands and wives, with humans.

Although she herself had never had a lover, she possessed knowledge related to it.

But what was she hearing now?

Naoki and this little girl named Melusine were lovers? Even lovers who loved each other?

“Naoki......”

Aesc seemed to have become the Queen at that moment, unaware that her voice had turned cold, and she stepped closer to Naoki step by step.

“You—“

“Cold. Don’t come closer.”

Even before Aesc could finish speaking, Melusine, who was hanging from Naoki’s arm, suddenly jumped down. She displayed a very clear and strong rejection, staring at Aesc with full hostility.

“I don’t like cold. You are very cold, so don’t come closer.”

“.......”

Aesc seemed to completely disregard Melusine’s hostility and exclusive attitude. Although she stopped, her eyes remained fixed on Naoki, as if asking: “What is all this?”

Patting Melusine’s head, Naoki said: “Don’t be like that, Melusine. Aesc is my friend, and will be your friend too. Don’t start fighting right away. Give a proper greeting.”

“Friend?”

Hearing Naoki say that, Melusine immediately dropped her hostility and showed a very bright smile: “I see~~~ Nice to meet you, Aesc. Although we were introduced earlier, I’ll introduce myself again.”

“I am Melusine, Naoki’s lover. I look forward to your guidance in the future.”

“.......”

Ignoring Melusine, Aesc approached Naoki. She stood on her tiptoes and whispered in his ear: “Explain, Naoki. What exactly does this ‘lover’ mean? What happened in the few minutes you went to Albion’s side?”

“Ahaha, about that.......”

Naoki smiled awkwardly, then explained to Aesc the conclusions he had drawn from his previous conversation with Melusine.

After listening to that explanation, Aesc frowned slightly: “So, when Morgan performed the Rayshift three thousand six hundred years ago, it caused Melusine to also witness part of the scene related to you?”

“Yes. More precisely, the light of the Holy Sword.”

The essence of Rayshift is to break down the body of a qualified subject into Spiritual Particles (Reishi), then reassemble them at the target location. Originally, this was a technique requiring extremely precise equipment and Magecraft to complete, but Morgan accomplished it alone.

However, the Rayshift she performed individually had a slight flaw. When she performed the Rayshift towards three thousand six hundred years ago, a small portion should have remained in Albion the Dragon’s remains.

As a result, through that portion, Melusine, who at the time had no reason whatsoever, witnessed the light of the Holy Sword in Morgan’s memory. From that, she gained reason, and developed longing for the Holy Sword and Naoki.

“In conclusion, she’s really clingy towards me....... The situation is similar to how a newborn child would be very clingy to the first person they see. I think after her mind matures later, she won’t be like this anymore.”

“I see, that’s a relief.”

Aesc let out a slight sigh of relief.

To be honest, she personally didn’t care too much about the affairs between Naoki and Melusine. But considering they had to return to Londinium, if these two kept clinging to each other without any shame, it was worrying that it would cause major chaos.

For the stability of the human organization, Aesc needed to control the interactions between Melusine and Naoki within reasonable limits.

“Hey... How long are you two going to be intimate?”

Suddenly, Melusine’s somewhat dissatisfied voice was heard between them.

As if wanting to separate them, Melusine, who had slipped between them, grabbed Naoki’s hand and pulled him away from Aesc: “Naoki is my lover. Don’t take him away from me, or I’ll get lonely. Because I’m a dragon.”

Melusine is a dragon who fears loneliness.

Since her original form is something discarded alone, what was born from it naturally is also something discarded. The position of being someone unneeded makes her extremely afraid of loneliness.

And the starlight she witnessed three thousand six hundred years ago could be said to be her only spiritual anchor.

“I won’t be taken from you.” Naoki gently stroked Melusine’s hair, “Aesc won’t take me from you, Melusine. If anything, it should be the opposite.”

“The opposite?” Melusine frowned, “Does that mean Aesc came to join us?”

*SNAP!*

Aesc felt something snap in her head.

Naoki also immediately realized his mistake in speaking: “No, no, not exactly the opposite.......”

“Does Aesc also like Naoki?”

Melusine asked again, then smiled cheerfully and innocently like a child: “I can understand. After all, Naoki is like the sun. It makes people unconsciously want to get close and be attracted to him, right? I also like Naoki (Light) in that way.”

“But the lover position, no. That’s a position that belongs only to me. If Aesc wants to join, please find another place.”

Completely unaware Melusine kept dropping bombs, and seeing Aesc lowering her head further, Naoki hurriedly covered Melusine’s mouth: “Melusine, don’t speak for now—Aesc, you shouldn’t take it too seriously either. This child doesn’t understand and is just joking. She hasn’t even been born for half an hour. Please understand, be patient. Later I’ll make some delicious food for you.”

“Are you treating me like a pet that needs to be fed?” Aesc glanced coldly at Naoki, “I’m not angry. It’s just a child’s joke, not worth me taking seriously. Besides, I don’t have any romantic feelings towards you, so of course I won’t compete with Melusine.”

“Eh? Aesc doesn’t like Naoki?”

Melusine, who had somehow slipped out from Naoki’s hand, tilted her head in confusion, then grabbed Naoki’s arm, jumped up, and kissed Naoki’s lips firmly.

“I like Naoki, you know. Does Aesc also want to touch Naoki like this? It feels very comfortable.”

Naoki: “.......”

Aesc: “.......”

Listening to Melusine’s overly straightforward and childish words, these two mature adults fell silent for a long time.

(This dragon... maybe I should just throw her back into the swamp.)